Weekend Track Closures Planned For LIRR Babylon Station

BABYLON VILLAGE, NY —As renovations continue at the Long Island Rail Road's Babylon Village station track closures and detours are slated for the weekend, village officials announced Friday.

According to village officials, work is scheduled from Friday, Jan. 17, at 9 p.m. to Saturday, Jan. 18, at 3 p.m.; and from Saturday, Jan. 18 at 9 .m. to Sunday, Jan. 19. 10 a.m.

During these times, work will include platform work on Platform A, including Tracks 1 and 2, where crane operations will install panels on the west end of the platform. Barriers will be in place to prevent pedestrian access to Platform A during this time.

Track 1 will be closed all weekend, while Track 2 will only be closed briefly from 12:45 to 6:45 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, officials said on social media.

In addition, concrete will be poured for platform hammerheads on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Track 1 with minimal noise expected from the concrete pump truck.

Lead abatement and painting will be conducted at the N. Carll Avenue Bridge and work will be done above the street from Friday, at 11:30 p.m. to Saturday at 9 a.m., and again on Saturday from 9 to 11 p.m. with no impact to traffic or pedestrians.

In September, Patch reported that the Babylon Village station will be undergoing renovations for around two years.

The 12-car platform station accommodates around 5,000 riders daily and will become fully accessible to all after numerous upgrades per the Americans with Disabilities Act, the MTA said in a statement.

Upgrades include new elevators, escalators, lighting, reconfiguration of parking, refurbished platforms and waiting rooms, new security systems, and an automated snow and ice melting system.

Construction on the station began in mid-September and is expected to be completed in December of 2026. Babylon is one of three stations in LIRR ADA Package 2, which also includes Forest Hills and Hollis stations.

Anyone with questions may email LIRRoutreach@fortecc.com.